centralpork

8 hours ago, LaurenJSchafer said:

@centralpork With picking up the package, are you from ON or QC? We're from BC, and we need to wait if they will allow us to wait as opposed to waiting on the strike to be over. Just hoping they'll let everyone wait if they can...

He is in Ontario, sorry to hear about that wait.

@Courtney86 We took a break from this forum, here we are near the end! My husband was also yesterday morning and he did get those originals back. I would reach out to them and confirm that those can be sent back with your package.

To anyone wondering, he inquired about picking up after the interview. They said it would take 2/3 days, and then gave us a slip to pick up on Friday - noting they would reach out to us if anything changes or would prevent us from picking up Fri.

5 minutes ago, Courtney86 said:

Frustrated and now worrying- 

Aug. 9th CC and still no news, and I called NVC again and got through. Not only do we not have anything scheduled, it shows our case got transferred to the embassy. The woman thought that was unusual, as normally NVC would schedule the interview first. So now we're in some limbo land...NVC doesn't have it, no interview was scheduled, and the embassy doesn't allow you to call at all. Going to try them by email. 

 

For those of you who found out your dates by calling instead of email- did NVC have the date? Or the embassy? Something else?

Oh gosh, so frustrating. I saw the in transit on my tracker, called NVC and told them I saw that adjustment and asked if they have a date on file. She said yes and mentioned it can take a few days to get the actual email. It is my understanding that NVC has the dates and they send to Mtl after scheduling. Definitely try email or calling again. Fingers crossed for you.

24 minutes ago, Katstar said:

Status update! CC date Aug 9 or 10, and I’ve just received confirmation of my interview date in MTL for Nov. 13!!  Yay!!

Ahhh! Congrats! Aug 9 here but no news yet...

Nope.

6 hours ago, MtnBoarder said:

Well hopefully tomorrow brings some of us good news!!

 

if Darth is correct, tomorrow being the 2nd Friday of the month, some of us should be receiving dates! I’d like to think that at the 2 1/2 months/10 week point I’ll get something!?! But with this process, who knows. I’ll certainly be posting here shortly after any news that comes my way

Ha! 25 minutes of waiting today, the update was just THAT valuable.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow! 

I tried calling NVC - not helpful, no new information. He said the wait for an interview can take months - I think I know that by now! 😠

August 9 CC! 🙏🏽 Hoping for early Nov.

17 hours ago, Courtney86 said:

We are Aug. 9th too and checking email every day just hoping!! We were trying to leave before winter hit, as we are moving into our campervan and driving it down but will just have to take it slow! 

I think we’re coming up soon now that July is done (or mostly done). I’ve never waited so eagerly for week days to roll around!

2 hours ago, darth vader said:

You'll definitely make November. I am hoping to get a November date as well even though my CC is in September. They have got to speed up!

Seriously! I just can’t wait to be reunited for good. Fingers crossed for us both. 

14 minutes ago, darth vader said:

Since there is a trend that Montreal slows down a lot in August/September, are we expecting huge number of interview scheduled for November?

Lord I hope so. Aug 9 CC here and based on how October interviews were scheduled (meaning just a few July cc’s based on VJ) I’m nervous we won’t even make the November round. 🙁

6 hours ago, Courtney86 said:

We're CC on Aug. 9th too! 

Fingers crossed so hard for November!

I don’t know how you July Montrealers are getting through this, my head’s exploding and we’re Aug 9!

CC Aug 9, Montreal as well. 😓

Good luck to you Montreal! I have a feeling our CC date (Aug 9) may push us into Nov but I’ll carry hope...

Hello! Just to clarify, on average it's 52 days between CC and the interview date, or between CC and being notified of your interview date?

Got CC email yesterday, waiting for an interview in Montreal! Looks like there are a lot of people waiting for an interview with pre-August CC dates, I'm guessing a September interview is out of the question for us...

Thanks so much for your input on this! Your suggestion to prepare for the worst made us realize the cost of being denied, having to turn around and figure out something else would far outweigh the cost of doing it the safe(r) route on the first go. Now I just hope a quick trip with a return ticket, proof of employment and of course his application in hand will be okay. 

Update for anyone who’s interested - I’m using Upack to export my goods back to the US (ended up being cheaper than the original quote and not much more expensive than a Uhaul considering the length of our drive). My husband will just fly down to visit for the weekend and help me get settled in, and bring his own goods after he gets his immigration! Hopefully very soon, docs submitted to NVC. 🤞

Definitely feels risky but I don’t feel I have many options, I can’t afford to have my stuff sent down. Trying to mitigate the risk as best as I can. My itemized list includes tentative time of purchase/when it was gifted and descriptive details showing how they’re mine. Any other suggestions to lessen the risk are welcome!

2 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

normally traveling over the US/CA border with a pending k1 or CR1 isnt a big deal (my fiance does it all the time). 

 

with the moving van, however ... it would make me nervous. are you sure you can't drive it?  I Wouldnt LIKE to but even I'd do it in that situation.  or have a friend accompany me, even.

 

Definitely take a HIGHLY itemized list specifying it is yours, a letter from his employer stating his return date, his return plane ticket, his lease or rental agreement that is still in effect, insurance, bank statements, etc - all things typing him BACK to canada. And the CR1 package

 

 

Definitely can't drive it. I can barely manage a standard vehicle on a highway, so a truck is a no-go. Good call on getting his employer to state his return specifically, we hadn't thought of that - as well as insurance, bank, etc. We're far enough into the process (will have all documents into CEAC before crossing the border, assuming the site is back up) that we surely wouldn't want to jeopardize his app with any fibbing, hopefully the border officer will see that. Going down ahead of him also is helpful for my reestablishment of domicile, so just really hoping to get over this hump smoothly...

3 minutes ago, Russ&Caro said:

It's not an especially pleasant thought, but you might prepare for the worst in case he is denied. Make sure you can drive the car and trailer yourself or have an American friend join you at some point during the state side journey.

Welp - pretty much my nightmare!

1 minute ago, Russ&Caro said:

The fact that you're moving only your stuff would seem to play in his favor in being allowed to accompany you. Seems like you have a good plan, especially with the booked airfare for the return trip. Did you just get married? Have you been living together for some time now? If you haven't been cohabitating and are only recently married, you might bring proof of separate addresses. That would further establish that your stuff is your stuff and hasn't been comingled with his stuff.

Thanks for your response! We got married in May 2017, so we have a bit of comingling but we did a decent job of separating our items when packing since it was always the plan for me to go down early. We have had the same address though, so fingers crossed that our list + airfare + proof of employment will suffice!

I will be moving down to the US from Canada ahead of my Canadian spouse in the coming weeks. Our CR1 is underway (submitting documents to NVC) and my husband will remain in Canada until he receives his visa approval. However, I need his help for the move (driving down with a 10' truck) and was wondering if anyone has any advice/experience around crossing the US border in these circumstances? He'll only be coming with me for two days, and will have a return flight booked (and will continue at his current job). We will also bring a printout of our application and an itemized moving list (all of the goods we're moving are mine, as I have lived in Canada for 3+ years). Any suggestions for handling the move/border questions are appreciated!